RESULTS: The Third India Sale, Mumbai - 15 December 2015

London

The India Sale

Mumbai, Tuesday, 15 December 2015, Sale 1203

 [All sold prices include buyer’s premium]

 

CHRISTIE’S FOR CHENNAI RAISES INR 36,07,500 / £35,859 / $54,365

(NOT INCLUDED IN SALE TOTAL BELOW)

 

94 lots sold

Total: INR97,69,90,000 /£9,711,281 /$14,723,239

     95% sold by lot

99 lots offered

$ 0.01507= 1 INR / £0.00994 = 1 INR

   90% sold by value

Lot  

Description

Estimate INR

Price Realised

Buyer

25

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001), Untitled

oil on canvas

WORLD AUCTION RECORD PRICE FOR THE ARTIST  & RECORD PRICE FOR THE CATEGORY

12,00,00,000 – 15,00,00,000

INR29,30,25,000

£2,912,669

$4,415,887

Anonymous

56

Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009), Untitled  (Two Figures)

acrylic on canvas

5,00,00,000 – 7,00,00,000

INR11,94,25,000

£1,187,085

$1,799,735

Indian Private

55

Tyeb Mehta (1925-2009), Untitled (Head)

oil on board 

1,50,00,000 – 2,00,00,000

INR6,62,25,000

£658,277

$998,011

Indian Institution

70

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924-2001), Untitled

oil on canvas

1,20,00,000 – 1,80,00,000

INR6,02,25,000

£598,637

$907,591

Private

38

Jehangir Sabavala (1922-2011), The Casuarina Line II oil on canvas 

WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST

1,20,00,000 – 1,80,00,000

INR4,82,25,000

£479,357

$726,751

Asian Private

67

Maqbool Fida Husain (1913-2011), Untitled (Horses and Rider), acrylic on canvas 

2,40,00,000 – 3,00,00,000

INR4,22,25,000

£419,717

$636,331

Asian Private

61

Syed Haider Raza (B. 1922), Kundalini Pancha-Tatava acrylic on canvas 

2,50,00,000 – 3,50,00,000

INR2,90,25,000

£288,509

$437,407

Private

72

Manjit Bawa (1941-2008), Untitled (Krishna)

oil on canvas

2,50,00,000 – 3,00,00,000

INR2,90,25,000

£288,509

$437,407

Private

22

Nasreen Mohamedi (1937-1990), Untitled

ink on paper

WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST

30,00,000 – 50,00,000

INR1,82,25,000

£181,157
$274,651

Indian Institution

122

A monumental granite figure of a Dvarapala, South India, Tamil Nadu, circa 10th century

1,20,00,000 – 1,80,00,000

INR1,70,25,000

£169,229

$256,567

Indian Private

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Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.
             

 

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*Please note when quoting estimates above that other fees will apply in addition to the hammer price - see Section D of the Conditions of Sale at the back of the sale catalogue.

*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium. Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and are reported net of applicable fees.

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